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Biodata
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Soul Beast |
| Alias(es) | 魂兽 |
| Species/Race | Creatures possessing Soul Power that can cultivate by absorbing the essence of heaven and earth 30 |
| Status | Extant; Soul Beasts remain essential for Soul Masters to obtain Soul Rings, although some species, such as the Shrek Soul Beast, are extinct 1 47 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 1 |
Characteristics
Soul Beasts are distinct from ordinary animals. They possess Soul Power, may continuously grow stronger through cultivation, and can provide resources needed by Soul Masters after death. High-level Soul Beasts can become enormous, highly intelligent, capable of human speech, or able to assume human form 30.
| Trait | Soul Beasts | Ordinary Animals |
|---|---|---|
| Soul Power | Possess Soul Power and can cultivate 30 | Have no Soul Power and cannot cultivate 30 |
| Growth | Absorb the essence of heaven and earth to become stronger 30 | Follow normal natural laws and bodily functions 30 |
| Intelligence | High-level individuals may speak human language or take human form 30 | No comparable abilities are described 30 |
| Value to Soul Masters | Can leave Soul Rings, with a small chance of Soul Bones 30 | Cannot provide Soul Rings 30 |
Cultivation and Soul Rings
A Soul Beast's cultivation age determines the value and danger of its Soul Ring. Soul Beasts exceeding ten thousand years possess intelligence; when killed, their lingering souls and resentment may manifest as Soul Shock during absorption 5 49.
| Soul Beast threshold | Effect on Soul Ring absorption |
|---|---|
| Below 10,000 years | Does not possess the Soul Shock associated with intelligent Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts 5 |
| 10,000 years and above | The remnant soul may assault the absorber's sea of consciousness as Soul Shock 5 49 |
| High-cultivation Soul Beasts | Their Soul Ring energy can also overwhelm and rupture an absorber's body if their physique cannot endure it 49 |
A Soul Master's ring-absorption limit is determined by the combined quality of their Martial Soul, physical strength, spiritual power, and the Soul Beast's attributes—not Soul Power level alone 20. Attribute incompatibility can cause severe internal pain, while a Soul Beast's resentment can magnify panic and destabilize the absorber's mind 5.
Ecology and Hunting
Soul Beasts are treated as a necessary but finite resource for Soul Masters. Excessive hunting risks leaving future Soul Masters unable to obtain Soul Rings 47.
- Spirit Hall previously prohibited excessive Soul Beast hunting, though it could mainly restrain smaller factions rather than powerful nobles and major forces 47.
- The Sun Moon Empire treats Soul Beast resource management seriously and warns hunters to target only the Soul Beast they need 47.
- Soul Beasts are frequently hunted for Soul Rings, Soul Bones, and—in the case of fire-attributed species—flames that can be extracted and refined 14 15 50.
- The disappearance of the Emperor Auspicious Beast is associated with the later decline of the Star Dou Great Forest, owing to its role as the forest's representative of Soul Beast fortune 2.
Notable Species and Individuals
| Soul Beast | Attributes and traits | Documented role |
|---|---|---|
| Shrek Soul Beast | Considered strange rather than powerful; described in Spirit Hall records as weak 1 | Long extinct because of its weakness 1 |
| Emperor Auspicious Beast | Lion-like, with golden scales, golden fur, golden flames, and three pale-gold eyes 2 | A noble Star Dou Great Forest Soul Beast, second only to Gu Yuena; represents the fortune of the forest's Soul Beasts 2 |
| Golden-Winged Fire Crane | Fire-attributed Soul Beast; possibly descended from a beastkin vassal of the Phoenix Divine Beast 6 | A fifteen-thousand-year individual became Xiao Changge's first Soul Ring after being defeated with Electrolux's aid 7 |
| Four-Winged Fire Phosphorus Bird | Avian Soul Beast with fire and flight attributes; known for formidable combat strength but described as arrogant 12 14 | A forty-thousand-year individual was defeated by Xiao Changge and became his second Soul Ring 14 36 |
| Blazing Bird | Proud, ferocious fire-element flying Soul Beast; its crimson feathers gather fire element and unleash Fire Feather Barrage 12 | A bird with 1,500 years of cultivation can produce flames hot enough to melt refined iron 12 |
| Blazing Spirit Sparrow | Fire-element flying Soul Beast associated in records with the hunting choices of Ma Hongjun and Ma Xiaotao 12 | Considered a suitable ten-thousand-year fire-attributed Soul Beast for a Phoenix-type Martial Soul 12 |
| Natural Azureflame Bird | Primarily fights with powerful physical attacks; its flames heal itself, others, and wounds rather than inflicting significant damage 47 50 | A sixty-five-thousand-year individual became Xiao Changge's third Soul Ring and provided a healing Beast Flame 50 |
| Emerald Swan | Described in legend as the strongest healing-type Soul Beast race 50 | The Natural Azureflame Bird is said to be a distant relative or to carry Emerald Swan blood 50 |
Emperor Auspicious Beast
The Emperor Auspicious Beast is among the most protected Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest. Other Soul Beasts consider it too important to leave the forest without exceptional reason, as its safety is tied to the fortune of their kind 2 3.
It sensed an unfamiliar divine-beast-like aura at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest and insisted on investigating. Di Tian, Zi Ji, Chi Wang, and the King of Ten Thousand Monsters chose to accompany or support the investigation rather than allow it to travel unprotected 2 3.
Story Role / Major Encounters
- Golden-Winged Fire Crane hunt — Xiao Changge and Electrolux selected a Golden-Winged Fire Crane for its powerful flames and possible Phoenix-related lineage. Xiao Changge used himself as bait, struck it with Eight Extremities Collapse, and absorbed its fifteen-thousand-year Soul Ring with Electrolux neutralizing its Soul Shock 6 7.
- Four-Winged Fire Phosphorus Bird hunt — Xiao Changge sought a fire-and-flight Soul Beast to strengthen his flames. He defeated a bird over forty thousand years old using Flame Splitting Wave Ruler and Eight Extremities Collapse, then absorbed its Soul Ring with Electrolux's assistance 12 14.
- Four-Winged Fire Phosphorus Bird flame extraction — After obtaining its Soul Ring, Xiao Changge had Electrolux extract the creature's remaining source flame for use in refining and creating the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus 15.
- Natural Azureflame Bird hunt — Xiao Changge selected the species for healing rather than destructive power. A Sun Moon Empire Soul Douluo defeated a sixty-five-thousand-year Natural Azureflame Bird, after which Xiao Changge absorbed both its healing flame and Soul Ring, reaching Rank 36 47 50.
Trivia
- The Golden-Winged Fire Crane was said to have injured Tang Hao ten thousand years earlier 6.
- The Four-Winged Fire Phosphorus Bird was said to have forced Tang Hao to use the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer before he could kill one 12.
- A Natural Azureflame Bird can rapidly heal injuries sustained in combat with its own flame, despite that flame having almost no offensive power 50.